A strike by barristers did not stop these killers, drink-drivers, thieves and sex offenders being put behind bars by crown court judges during September.
Those sentenced included a teenager who stabbed a 16-year-old to death in Wellingborough, a drink-driver who mowed down four innocent victims on a zebra crossing in Corby, and a 65-year-old who was caught with more than 82,000 sick pictures of children and animals stored on his laptop and USB sticks.
5. CRAIG STEWART
Stewart, aged 34, pleaded guilty to six offences including a brutal attack on a woman. Prosecution barrister Alex Radley said Stewart had strangled a woman with both hands and “squeezed to the point where she thought he was going to kill her”. Aylesbury Crown Court heard Stewart, of Helmdon Crescent, Kingsthorpe, has 27 previous offences to his name between 2009 and January 2020 — he was sentenced to three years, nine months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
6. TRAVIS MILTON
The 24-year-old, of Duck Street, Rushden, was caught out lying about his age to engage in sexual activity with a child — claiming he was 17 to trick a girl he met online. He was jailed for four years, seven months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
7. RICHARD PRESCOTT
Magistrates finally jailed serial shoplifter Prescott for 18 weeks over thefts from a Co-op store where he previously threatened staff with a syringe. The 49-year-old, who admitted stealing meat from shops in Rectory Farm and Bellinge in February 2022, had previously been spared prison TWICE in the last 14 months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
8. THOMAS IAN CURTIS DILLEY
Dilley, aged 35, was sentenced to 16 months at Northampton Crown Court after threatening two women with a kitchen knife because their dog was not on a lead in a Brackley park. Photo: Northamptonshire Police